Why Is 'Black Panther' So Important?

I have seen so many posts across all my social media accounts about the new movie Black Panther asking why people are so happy for it to be released. Some showed their excitement and their support of the movie. Then it was those others who shared that they thought the movie was racist to people of other ethnicities because there were only two other main characters in the movie who were another race. The movie had almost an all-black cast and some did not like this. Although, many other people of different races and cultures don't see this movie as a problem.

Most of the posts, which I have seen about how some think that the all-black cast is a problem, feel the film lacked a more diverse main cast. Which to me does not make sense to have more people of different ethnicities in a movie all about a hidden African country, am I right or wrong? Wakanda was never colonized and pretty much hid behind its borders, also they didn't let outsiders in, so a person who was not African wouldn't just pop up in the middle of the film. Even though it is not a problem when any other movie either has an all-white cast or almost an all-white cast with only two or three people from a different ethnicity, it is only a problem when a movie like this comes out and has a big impact on people like this one does.

Many African Americans were very excited when the trailer for Black Panther first popped up onto the internet. The film has an impressive cast consisting of Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurirai, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, and many more amazing actors and actresses. Although it is not the first black superhero movie, it is the first that has an amazing amount of representation of African Americans in a Marvel movie. Yeah, we have had Storm, Halle Berry as Catwoman, Hancock, Cyborg, and much more but none compare to King T'Challa or even the all-women army.

The cast is also a plus when it comes to inspiring young African American boys and girls, not only African Americans, but others with African backgrounds as well. My friends came along with me to watch the movie and we were so excited when we first saw the all-women army in action for the first time. My mom came as well and brought my four-year-old nephew, and while watching the movie my nephew constantly would face my mom and do the Wakanda hand motion to her. Also after the movie, he kept pulling down his bottom lip and would try to show me his Wakanda tattoo.

I also saw a video on Instagram of two young black boys pointing at a Black Panther poster saying which person they were. This may seem like a little thing but it means a lot for people to see. The boys saw someone on the big screen who looked like them and did amazing things. Even if they did not understand the storyline and only liked the effects, it still matters. Even when I was little and I first saw Halle Berry as Catwoman I was very happy to see her playing that role because I would only see the original version of Catwoman in the cartoons.

This is why this movie matters so much to us as African Americans and, like I said, to everyone with an African background. Not only to us but for everyone who knows how to enjoy a movie without finding a problem with it. All of the people who I have heard talk about the movie after they had watched it, have said good things about it. I mean honestly, there is really nothing to hate on this movie for. The special effects were amazing so was the acting, casting, and traditional clothing used in the film. Overall 10/10 and I recommend for anyone who usually loves Marvel movies and enjoys amazing special effects and storylines. Do not let any of the little hate it is getting stop you from going to see it.